Eric Cantor, former U.S. House majority leader, and Kathleen Sebelius, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will be featured panelists in “Perspectives on the Shifting U.S. Health Landscape,” to be held Tues., April 7, 6 p.m. at New York University’s D.C. Academic Center.
Eric Cantor, former U.S. House majority leader, and Kathleen Sebelius, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will be featured panelists in “Perspectives on the Shifting U.S. Health Landscape,” to be held Tues., April 7, 6 p.m. at New York University’s D.C. Academic Center, Abramson Family Auditorium (1307 L Street, NW [between 13th and 14th Streets]).
The discussion, the 3rd Annual Weissberg Forum for Discourse in the Public Square, will be moderated by Steve McMahon, CEO of Purple Strategies. Other participants will include: U.S. Representative Alma Adams; Mary Langowski, executive vice president for strategy, policy and market development for CVS Health; Michael Tanner, senior fellow at the Cato Institute; Sherry Glied, dean of NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service; Cheryl Healton, director of NYU’s Global Institute of Public Health and dean of Global Public Health; and Ann Kurth, executive director of NYU’s College of Nursing Global.
Despite spending more money on health care than any other nation, the U.S. performs poorly on a number of population health indices. Major transitions are underway, however, with hospitals shifting from inpatient volume to an emphasis on the value of services they provide, insurers supporting trends away from acute care delivery to community-based care and prevention, and informed consumers playing a more central role.
This panel will explore the drivers of these tectonic shifts, how they affect public health, and the best way to get what our dollars should buy: a healthier population, instead of one that ranks 17 among high income countries for life expectancy at birth. What is at stake as we implement reforms? How do we ensure we get it right and what are the consequences of getting it wrong? What role does compromise among those with disparate perspectives and rigorous evaluation of outcomes play in increasing our chance of success?
For questions about this event, please call 202.654.8300. Reporters wishing to attend must RSVP to James Devitt, NYU’s Office of Public Affairs, at 212.998.6808 or james.devitt@nyu.edu.
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